MetService has a red warning in place for the thunderstorms - which it says will move toward the area around Te Aroha and Paeroa at 7pm and be accompanied by torrential rain and hail.

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27 Mar: The Central Otago District Council's concerned about plans to start discharging treated wastewater into the Shotover River - but is confident it won't impact drinking water

26 Mar: Vandals are to blame for more than 80-thousand dollars worth of damage to Kapiti's public toilets

25 Mar: A transformer fire has left left hundreds without power in Christchurch's Sumner

25 Mar: Coastal areas near the epicentre of a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in the country's South, are expected to experience unpredictable surges

25 Mar: The National Emergency Management Agency's assessing whether a 6.7 magnitude earthquake off the bottom of the South Island has created a tsunami risk

25 Mar: There's no threat of a tsunami following a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in waters below Southland - but residents can expect strong and unusual currents

25 Mar: A very deep 6.9 magnitude quake has rattled the country's South about 2.45pm

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